Monday, November 14, 2016

Dover Announces Border Worlds Graphic Novel for August 2017!

Dover Graphic Novels, an imprint of Dover Publications Inc., has announced the Border Worlds graphic novel for August 2017! It is already listed on Amazon.com. The hardcover will be 336 pages, with a new 30-page concluding chapter and portfolio of unpublished art, with an historical overview introduction by comics legend Stephen R. Bissette.

This is the mock-up cover, an approximation of issue #6. The actual cover design will use the original logo.

The official blurb: "With nothing left to lose, Jenny Woodlore joins her brother's ramshackle
trucking business on Chrysalis, a huge floating platform on the edge of
the galaxy — only to find herself in the middle of a cosmic conflict
that could change the very fabric of the universe. This deluxe hardcover
collects the complete run of Simpson's epic space drama as published by
the Kitchen Sink Press in Megaton Man and its own self-titled
series, finally adding an all-new concluding chapter. New Afterword by
Stephen R. Bissette. Suggested for mature readers."

Another dust jacket design under consideration.

About the Author

Donald E. Simpson is an American comic book cartoonist and freelance illustrator, most noted as the creator of the series Megaton Man, Border Worlds, and Bizarre Heroes, as well as the official King Kong
adaptation. He has also freelanced for nearly every major comic
publisher. His most widely seen work are the illustrations he created
for Al Franken's 2004 bestseller, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. In 2013, he earned a doctorate in history of art and architecture from the University of Pittsburgh.

2 comments:

It's going to be great to have the entire story in one volume. I was always fascinated by the approach you took with the storytelling. I recall reading an Amazing Heroes article in which you discussed this. Unfortunately, that issue was lost to the ages. Perhaps in some future posting you could write about it. Anyhow, this book is my absolute must buy of 2017

About Don Simpson

Don Simpson is the cartoonist-creator of the comic books Megaton Man™, Border Worlds™, and Bizarre Heroes™. Don also illustrated Al Franken's 2003 bestseller Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Don has taught workshops in cartooning and figure drawing for a number of years, and earned a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in History of Art and Architecture in 2013.

Original and commissioned artwork by Don Simpson is available for purchase. Inquiries are welcome.